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Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery (GULFSPAN) survey from 1994-2016 (NCEI Accession 0162100)


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            title:  Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery (GULFSPAN) survey from 1994-2016 (NCEI Accession 0162100)
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        abstract:  The Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery (GULFSPAN) survey is a fishery-independent survey that began in 1994 to examine the distribution and abundance of juvenile sharks in coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The data describes coastal shark abundance and environmental data from St. Andrews Bay to Apalachicola Bay in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
        purpose:  To continue to investigate the distribution and abundance of coastal sharks and quantify coastal shark community structure in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. This information is used to refine shark essential fish habitat as mandated by the Magnuson-Steven Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Data is further collected to provide a juvenile index of abundance as an input to stock assessment models.
        credit:  Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Panama City, FL Laboratory
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                            dateType:  (CI_DateTypeCode) publication
                        citedResponsibleParty:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
                            individualName: (inapplicable)
                            contactInfo:  (CI_Contact)
                                onlineResource:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                                    linkage: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0162100/1.1
                                    protocol:  HTTPS
                                    name:  NCEI Accession 0162100 v1.1
                                    description:  published 2017-03-31T21:37:46Z
                                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) download
                            role: (inapplicable)
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    dataQualityInfo:  (DQ_DataQuality)
        scope:  (DQ_Scope)
            level:  (MD_ScopeCode) dataset
        lineage:  (LI_Lineage)
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Catch (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: effort (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: elasmobranch (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: environmental data (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: FINSS (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Fisheries Independent Data (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Gillnet (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: gillnet.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Gulfspan (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: rays (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: shark (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: 1994-2016 (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Fork Length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring board.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Mesh size (measured); Units: in; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: gillnet.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Precaudal Length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring board.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Total Length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring board.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Stretch Total Length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring board.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Disc Width (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring board.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Maturity (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: na.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: Water Temperature (measured); Units: celsius; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: DEPTH (measured); Units: m; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: depth sounder.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: turbidity (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring tape.
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  Data Type: DISSOLVED OXYGEN (measured); Units: mg/L; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument.
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    metadataMaintenance:  (MD_MaintenanceInformation)
        maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency:  (MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode) asNeeded
        maintenanceNote:  Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness.
        contact:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
            organisationName:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
            role:  (CI_RoleCode) custodian
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    acquisitionInformation:  (MI_AcquisitionInformation)
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  GPS
            type:  GPS
            description:  Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  multi-parameter water quality sensor
            type:  multi-parameter water quality sensor
            description:  used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters Instrument used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters, often used to measure water quality parameters. Can be a hand-held instrument or a sonde for unattended monitoring. Often used in coastal water monitoring stations. YSI is the preeminent brand (as of 2024).
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  net
            type:  net
            description:  net
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  Secchi disk
            type:  Secchi disk
            description:  The Secchi disk (or Secchi disc), as created in 1865 by Angelo Secchi, is a plain white, circular disk 30 cm (12 in) in diameter used to measure water transparency or turbidity in bodies of water. The disc is mounted on a pole or line, and lowered slowly down in the water. The depth at which the disk is no longer visible is taken as a measure of the transparency of the water. This measure is known as the Secchi depth and is related to water turbidity. [Wikipedia, 2021-09-02]